NEW JOB! Say what? This is the LAST Monday that I will be commuting into NYC. Great news on the life front –> After searching for well over 2 years, I finally found a new job that is 10 minutes from home. I am so relieved. I am so happy. I am finally going to be able to spend some quality time with my family after work (versus getting home just in time to put the kids to bed). Guys, I cannot actually believe it is happening. Some old posts on my commute here, here, here, here. Never again!

Moving on to this week’s training, or the lows of last week.

M 8/22: off

T 8/23: off

W 8/24: off

Th 8/25: 4 mi (2 tempo @ 7:45)

F 8/26: off

S 8/27: 8.72 mi (9:13 avg)

Su 8/28: off

Week 3 Total: 12.72 mi

So what jumps out? Oh yes, I barely ran. I don’t have any reasons besides I didn’t feel like it most days and was a hungover dead corpse on Wednesday all day after the concert on Tuesday night.

I did the tempo run late Thursday night on the treadmill (because who wants to risk running alone at night anymore outside? Not me.) and it SUCKED. I felt sluggish from the start until the finish and even cut out one of the tempo miles.

On Saturday, my friend Melanie and I met for a long run along the boardwalk. Same as Thursday’s run, I felt sluggish the ENTIRE time. We stopped a few times for water and walked a bit when we got about halfway through). We reached the end of the boardwalk at 8.72 miles (we planned for 9) and I just couldn’t fathom running another step. #dramaqueen.

4 kids between the 2 of us! Hell yea.

I know there are highs and lows when it comes to training but this week felt pretty awful and I know it won’t hurt me in the end but I would like to pretend it didn’t happen 🙂 On to the next one (where I will force myself to cross-train).

I’m so excited for you about the new job, that will be so huge being able to be home more with your family and not spending that time commuting! Congrats!

With regards to running, we all have those weeks- seriously though. New week now, and who knows maybe even the new job/new routine will help spark running routine too (I know that can do it for me at times!)

I think we definitely all have those weeks. I’m super excited for your new job because I can only imagine how exhausting that was commuting. We will have to catch up soon!Hollie recently posted…Workouts: The Comeback Begins?

That is fantastic to hear that you landed a new job!! Holy shit. Imagine how many more hours of your life you’ll be getting back each week!!! Congrats, gal. And don’t sweat the down week with running; it happens to everyone.Erin recently posted…bowing out of pacing at the Santa Rosa Marathon

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Welcome to Running Bun! I am Ashley, a working-mom who loves running and training for races, attempting yoga inversions, a strong cocktail, and a good dose of sarcasm. This blog is where I share a lot of random thoughts about the above with some parenting woes mixed in for good measure.